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&
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Dartmoor Foals Finally Get Their Names

As we reported earlier un the year The Dartmoor Pony Training Centre purchased a number of unwanted Dartmoor Hill colts. However that was just the start, as the foals needed names. Native Ponies Online was only too please to help, and along with other organisations appealled for readers to make suggestions. We've now been told that over 200 names were suggested. From these three were suggested - Milo, Woody & Finn.

Read more about the Centre's seach for pony names >>>>>>

Suffolk Wildlife Trust Use Exmoor Ponies In Heathland Grazing

Suffolk Wildlife Trust will be complementing its heathland grazing sheep flock with five Exmoor exmoor ponies

ponies which have made the long journey down from Northumberland where they have been grazing a lowland heath successfully for three years (the ponies previously came from Exmoor where they were born).
Read the article in full >>>>>>>>>>>

Dartmoor Pony Factsheet

Dartmoor National Park have published an interesting factsheet about Dartmoor Ponies. It covers the history of ponies on the moor, the pony year, pony markets and much, much, more!
Down load the factsheet free of charge >>>>>

Ragwort Threat

Last year over 1000 horses and ponies died from eating Ragwort

ragwort kills native ponies

Find out how to stop these deaths >>>>>>

Unlawful Farriery Resulted in Fine

A farrier who shoed a polo pony in Shinfield, Berkshire has been convicted of carrying out unlawful farriery.

Magistrates sitting at Reading in early August convicted Chilean national Antonio Saavadra in his absence as he failed to appear at the court.

Saavadra was seen by a Farriers Registration Council investigator carrying out the work at Mucho Polo Ponies Ltd in early February. He was convicted of the offence and was ordered to pay a £200 fine, costs of £2,660.43 and a £15 victim surcharge.

The Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 states it is illegal for anyone other than a registered farrier, approved apprentice or veterinary surgeon to shoe a horse or carry out farriery

The 2010 "What's On" Diary
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Dartmoor Pony Training Centre Wins National Award

The Dartmoor Pony Training Centre has recently scooped a national award for the work they do educating people how to handle feral Dartmoor ponies.

Natalie Torr and Kathryn Hulland from the Centre attended the awards ceremony at the House of Lords where Wetnose Animal Aid awarded them the Best Training Workshop award.

John Altman otherwise known as "Nasty Nick" from Eastenders presented the award giving a brief speech on why it is so important that people are educated before taking on something like a wild pony.

Find out more about this award >>>>>>

Exmoor Pony Foal Dies After Shooting Incident

An Exmoor pony foal died and another was left seriously injured after a gunman fired what is believed to be a high velocity rifle at the animals in a night-time attack at the Exmoor Pony Centre at Ashwick near Dulverton

The incident happened on Boxing Day and the most seriously injured foal had to be put down five days later.

Staff arriving to check the stock the following morning found one of the foals - seven-month-old Champ - on the ground in a field close to the centre. Standing next to him was nine-month-old Bear, who also appeared injured.

Find out more about this shocking incident >>>>>>

Equine Infectious Anaemia ( Swamp Fever )
Reported in Wiltshire

Horse and pony owners across Britain will be on high altert following the news that equine infectious anaemia (EIA) - also known as "swamp fever" - has been detected in two horses in Wiltshire following importation from Romania via Belgium.

Defra have confirmed that the premises are currently under restriction and the two infected horses will be humanely destroyed in line with existing regulations. The other horses on the premises will be subject to epidemiological investigation in the coming weeks. A further two horses have also been under investigation and test results have proved negative.

EIA which is notifiable disease under section 88 of the Animal Health Act 1981 and was last reported in Britain in 1976

Find out more about EIA >>>>>>>>>

Fell Pony Syndrome Mutation Indentified

There is good news for owners and breeders of Fell and Dales Ponies as it has just be announced that scientists have identified the mutation responsible for Foal Immunodeficiency Syndrome (FIS), a condition which is fatal to all affected foals.

Geneticists at the University of Liverpool and the Animal Health Trust (AHT) expect a DNA test to identify carriers of the mutation to be available at the Animal Health Trust from February 2010.

FIS, more commonly known as Fell Pony Syndrome, affects not only Fell ponies but also Dales ponies. It causes foals to become anaemic and fall prey to opportunistic infections and any foal born with the syndrome will not survive.

Read more about this exciting news >>>>>>>>>

Leaflets to Help Horse Owners in Troubled Times

Two leaflets that have been produced by Britain's National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) in response to the high number of requests for help that member organizations are receiving from many horse owners who have been hit hard by the downturn in the economy.

The leaflets which are entitled "Responsible Re-homing" and "Cutting Cost without Compromising on Welfare" are aimed at helping owners look at ways to keep their horse by cutting back on unnecessary costs and where this is not possible to give advice on how to secure the best future for the horse.

Read more about these leaflets >>>>>>>>>

Welsh Hill Ponies To Be Exempted From Microchipping

Welsh hill pony farmers will receive an exemption from changes to EU horse passport legislation that require every foal and horse applying for a new passport to be microchipped.

Welsh Assembly Rural affairs minister Elin Jones has confirmed that she will exercise a derogation in the EC Regulation that exempts certain equines from the requirement that they must be fitted with a microchip linked to its passport.

Read more about this exemption>>>>>>>>>

Pony May Lose Sight After Being Shot In The Eye

An eight-year-old Shetland miniature crossed with a Falabella, and a 16.1 hand Clydesdale Cob, are under-going emergency veterinary treatment to try to save their sight after each animal was shot in the right eye with an air gun pellet.

Both incidents happened sometime between 7.30pm on Friday, 16 January, and 12pm on Saturday, 17 January in Headley Nr Epson, Surrey and comes just a few days after a bull was injured in an attack un the same village!

Surrey Police have lauched an urgent appeal for information.

Read more about these attacks>>>>>>>>>

Trapped New Forest Pony Save From Wire Fence

New Forest Pony Rescue A partnership between Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, the RSPCA and local vets has once again proved successful after they saved a trapped New Forest pony.

The Fire and Rescue Service's Control Room recieved an early morning call from a man walking his dog who reported he had found a pony entangled in wire at Keyhaven Marshes, in the New Forest. When fire fighters arrived the found the yearling pony trapped by its hind legs in stock fencing and barbed wire.

Read more about this rescue>>>>>>>>>

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2010

International Shetland Show

Fell Pony Society
South Cumbria Show

Derbyshire Fell,
Dale, & Highland Show
Fell Classes

All Miniature Breeds Show

Fell Pony Society
Breed Show

Somerset Exmoor Show

Northern Exmoor Show

Southern Shetland Group Spring Show

Fell Pony Society
Stallion & Colt Show

SE Exmoor Show

Fell Pony Society
MESG Spring Show

2009

Shetland Pony Stud Book Society Breed Show

Fell Pony Society
Breed Show

Dartmoor Pony Society
Breed Show

SW Shetland Pony Group Youngstock Show

Central Scotland
Shetland Pony Group
Youngstock Show

Dales Pony Society
Summer Show

Fell Pony Society Performance Trials

NPS Scotland
Youngstock Show
Shetland Classes

Derbyshire Fell & Dales Show

Wessex Shetland Pony Group Autum Show

Dales Pony Society
Area1 Winter Foal Show

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Dartmoor Pony Training Centre Foal Handling Course Poster

The Dartmoor Pony
Training Centre
in Devon are holding a
Foal Handling Course in October
See the
What's on Diary
for Details

NPS America Now On-line

Native Ponies Online has just heard from Kathryn Rayner Freeman, Chairman of the recently formed NPS America that the group now has a web-site. Although still in it's early stages of development the site gives a good insight into the work of the group as they help promote, support Mountain & Moorland and British Riding Ponies in the United States

Click here to visit the new NPS America web-site >>>>>>>>

Exmoor Pony Youngsters Day

Scottish Exmoor Pony Riding Club recently held a Youngsters Day at Langfaulds Stables, near Saline. Seven young Exmoor ponies attended ranging in age from rising 1 to 4 years old, three ponies making their first journey away from where they were born.
See a report and some photographs >>

Radio Suffolk's Special Shetland Pony Ride

BBC's Radio Suffolk's website has a heart-warming story and pictures about a Shetland pony ride they arranged for 3 year old Devin Cullen, who had a mystery viral infection when he was 10 months old which paralysed his spine.
Read the story and see the pictures >>>>>>>>>

Free Fell Pony Leaflet

The Cumbria Fells and Dales LEADER+ Programme designed to help regenerate the County after foot and mouth has recently produced a full colour leaflet which traces the history of Fell Ponies in Cumbria. It covers attributes, horse sales and contact details for further information.
Down load the leaflet free of charge >>>>>

A Helping Hand For Dartmoor Ponies

Dartmoor Pony Training Centre (formerly Dartmoor Pony Rescue Centre) is a non-profit voluntary organisation whose aim is to take on Dartmoor Hill ponies that are either left unsold at the annual markets or are going for low prices to dealers for a uncertain future. The Centre also accept ponies that are donated to them.
Read more about the work of the DPTC >>

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